Alabama Barker Blasted For 'Black Girl Cosplay' After Latest Rap Video
16.05.2023 - 23:35
/ perezhilton.com
Alabama Barker is taking heat for her latest rap video!
If you didn’t know, Travis Barker‘s 17-year-old daughter is currently trying to become the next big thing in the music scene, but fans aren’t exactly on board — for numerous reasons!
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On Sunday, the teen posted a TikTok lip-syncing to her new song. As the daughter of one of the industry’s most celebrated drummers and producers, expectations were high — but listeners were quickly thrown off with lyrics like:
And it wasn’t just the lyrics. It was the delivery. She continues:
In the video, she dances in her bathroom, in a full face of makeup and rocking bright orange hair. Right when the music kicks in, though, fans began to notice that her accent radically changes — to a “Blaccent.” And they’re now calling her out for doing “Black girl cosplay.” Upset viewers wrote:
She challenged the last commenter to find proof of her vocal changes, so it seems like she doesn’t think she did anything wrong.
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Others criticized the entire concept of her becoming a rapper, writing:
Of course, she couldn’t help but get plenty of comments about her famous and musically inclined father either:
LOLz!
That said, she did get lots of support from her followers for putting herself out there and being creative. Some even compared her to a young Justin Bieber, Bhad Bhabie, or Iggy Azalea… not that the last comparison is helping… Take a listen and decide for yourself (below):
This isn’t the first time Alabama has received criticism for her music. After posting a teaser of her first song, Dime in the Rough, last month, she returned to the app to clap back at